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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: The programme for Government commits to enforcing the vacant sites levy and keeping the legislation under review. However, enforcement of the levy has been, at best, lukewarm and, at worst, completely ineffective. More than half of councils did not collect a levy in 2021. Since its inception, Clare County Council has collected the staggering number of zero from the levy, which is a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (16 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what future plans he has with respect to the use of contactless payments by the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22936/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the review into the school bus transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22932/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (16 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 415. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what powers he has to compel local authorities to form a vacant sites register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22933/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (16 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the administration of the vacant sites levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22934/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (16 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 417. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 6 December 2022, if a local authority (details supplied) has made its returns for the derelict sites register 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22935/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (16 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 500. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons incarcerated in Ireland currently for cannabis-related offences, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22938/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (16 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 576. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how personal assistance hours can be divided between two service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22937/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (18 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a proposal from an organisation to reform homeless legislation so that local authorities and public servants delivering services are required to put the rights and best interest of the child first when helping families presenting as homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23562/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Homes (30 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 40. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the 19 key recommendations made by the Ombudsman, Information Commissioner, and Commissioner for Environmental Information of Ireland in his report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25990/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Homes (30 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: As the Minister of State knows, the Ombudsman, Information Commissioner, and Commissioner for Environmental Information, Mr. Peter Tyndall, published his Wasted Lives report in 2021. He made 19 key recommendations in it. I would be grateful if the Minister of State could provide me with an update on progress in implementing those recommendations.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Homes (30 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I thank the Minister of State for the information she provided. The Ombudsman made very extensive recommendations in the report, as she outlined. However, I recently spoke again with Jennifer, who I am sure the Minister of State is aware of through previous representations. Jennifer is from north Clare, is in her mid-40s and has been in a nursing home for the past number of years. That is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Homes (30 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I was delighted to be invited by the fantastic people in the Clare Leader Forum to address its public rally calling for a centralised personal assistance, PA, service. On the day, we heard many impassioned speeches from members of the Clare Leader Forum, who I acknowledge for speaking up and speaking out on the day. The assembled crowd heard from people with disabilities who have suffered...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I have to use this slot again to raise the lack of emergency accommodation for homeless people and families. Thanks to the Residential Tenancies Board, we know that 4,700 notices to quit have been issued in quarter 1. We can broadly assume that the Government's so-called non-cliff-edge ending to the eviction ban will result in a further deluge of notices to be served on tenants throughout...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (23 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 767. To ask the Minister for Health the dentists in Clare registered to provide services under the dental treatment services scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24289/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (23 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 768. To ask the Minister for Health the treatments covered under the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24290/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (23 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 769. To ask the Minister for Health the financial breakdown of monies paid to dentists in Clare under the dental treatment services scheme in the past two years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24291/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (23 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 770. To ask the Minister for Health the cross-border treatment options that are available with respect to dental services between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24292/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 64. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reform the distribution of personal assistant, PA, hours to enable parity of services across CHO areas, meeting the social, personal and employment needs of those who avail of PA services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25991/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (31 May 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 92. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the projected cost of extending the fuel allowance to all recipients of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26703/23]